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Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.
Implementing vernakalant: a novel approach to cardioversion
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia, and there is a one in four lifetime...
Evidence-based management of patients with Colles’ fractures in emergency departments:...
Distal forearm fractures are a common presentation in UK emergency departments (EDs)...
Lisfranc injury: assessment and management in emergency departments
Injuries to the tarsometatarsal joint complex, also referred to as a Lisfranc injury, are...
Should I be more concerned about patient care or the four-hour target?
UK emergency departments (EDs) are high-pressure environments focused on delivering care in...
GPs’ opinions of discharge summaries generated by advanced nurse practitioners in...
Aim Clinical handover at the point of discharge is critically important. It generally occurs...
Compassion in emergency departments. Part 3: enabling and supporting delivery of...
In the final part of this three-part series, David Hunter and colleagues analyse the factors...
Multidisciplinary team attitudes to an advanced nurse practitioner service in an...
Aim The aim of this study was to examine an emergency department’s (ED) multidisciplinary...
Fingertip injuries in children: a review of the literature
Fingertip injuries in children are a common presentation in emergency settings. These...
Does use of the LUCAS device improve mortality in adult patients with out-of-hospital...
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a common occurrence in the UK, with 60,000 cases...
Compassion in emergency departments. Part 2: barriers to the provision of compassionate...
In the second part of this three-part series, David Hunter and colleagues discuss the...
An exploration of the reasons why people attend but do not wait to be seen in emergency...
Aim The aim of the study was to explore the reasons why people do not always wait to receive...
Compassion in emergency departments. Part 1: nursing students’ perspectives
Compassion is a topical issue in clinical nursing practice, nurse education and policy, but...